Citing unnamed sources, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that under-13 “features” could be appended to games and entertainment on the site, giving parents an opportunity to ensure a safer experience.

Facebook told the paper that it is “in continuous dialogue with stakeholders, regulators and other policy makers about how best to help parents keep their kids safe in an evolving online environment”.

Zuckerberg has long been a proponent of allowing greater access for youngsters. He has has said the potential for educational opportunity trumps a mandate by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (Coppa) that websites collecting data about users allow children under age 13 to enroll.

“That will be a fight we take on at some point,” Zuckerberg said, referencing Coppa in May 2011. “My philosophy is that for education you need to start at a really, really young age.”

Reaction to the story hints that Facebook would just be allowing what already happens. As more than a few parents have admitted, sometimes kids are allowed to sneak their way around the site’s terms of service by lying about their ages or using a family profile.

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